Means for treating yarn



Aug. 23, 193s. R, F CRM 2,128,121

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ROBERT E CRAIG Aug. 23,. 1938 R. F. CRAIG 2,128,121

V MEANS FOR TREATING YARN Filed May 11} 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 VIII/ll H4 l fig Patented Aug. 23, 1938 PATENT OFFICE 2,120,121 MEANS FOR 'rnss'rnvc YARN Robert F. Craig, Stanley, N. c.

Application May-11, 1936, Serial him-79,104 2 Claims. '(Cl. 91-51) This invention relates to a winding machine and more especially to waxingmeans associated with said'machine It is an object of thisinvention to provide in a winding machine for winding cones of yarn on I opposed sides thereof a waxing attachment over which the yarn travels as it is being wound, said waxing attachment being located longitudinally and centrally of said winding machine so as to wax the strands from both sides of the winding machine.

Some of the objects of the invention having been stated, other objects will appear as the description proceeds when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of one end of a winding machine thereto;

Figure 2 is a top plan view showing the upper portion of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken along the line 3-0 in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional detail view taken along the line 4-4 in Figure 1.

Referring more specifically to the drawings: The winder has suitable supporting frames such as I which have secured thereto bearings such as III, said bearings having mounted therein a longitudinally disposed shaft I02. Secured at spaced intervals on shaft I02 are yarn package supports I00 containing packages of yarn I04. A strand of yarn I00 iswoimd from the package I04 and leads upwardly through-a conventional tension device I00. From this point the strand Ill leads through a suitable eyelet I01 and then laterally of the machine around a post I00. The direction of travel of the yarn is then reversed from whence it passes directly over the top of waxing roll I00 where the wax is applied to the strand. This waxing roll is secured to a shaft III, said shaft IIO being rotatably mounted in a trough III, which contains a, liquid wax. This trough is secured to u ight longitudinal memher In by any suitable means such as brackets The member creel boards II4 which, in turn, are supported at their ends by suitable frames such .as I00.

The boards II4 support the L-shaped members III, the upright leg of said members having eyelets therein through which the yar'n is adapted to pass. After the strand of yarn I05 passes upwardly through the tension device I00, it then passes through the eyelet I01, around the post I04 and again in the opposite direction over the top of roll I00. Then the strand passes through an- .located in L-shaped member then leads downwardly beneath trough III.

showing 'theinvention applied II2 rests directly on top of similar to the eyelet I01 I I5. Strand I05 the thread guide I I0 and thence upwardly through traverse mechanism I20 and onto the coneof yarn I2I. It will 5 be noted in this form of winder, that the roll I2I is driven by frictional contact with the driving roll I22, therefore, it is seen that the surface speed of the cone is uniform at all times.

Likewise, in this form the trough III has a heating element I24, which comprises a suitable resistance wire I25 through which current is adapted to pass and while doing so creates heat for melting the wax which is disposed within the other eyelet I I1 which is Posts I00 are secured inhorizontal flange portions of trough, III, and are made adjustable therein since set screws I00apenetrate suitableslots N01) and have their ends threadably secured within the posts I00. By providing these slots, it is possible to vary the position of the posts I00 thereby enabling one to change the angularityv of the strands I05 with respect to the roll I00 to thereby vary the amount of wax applied to the strands. It will be further noted that strands I05, after they leave the eyelets I01 and when they pass around posts I00, do not touch the upperv side of the roll, but on their travel from the posts I00 to the eyelets III, there is a peripheral contact with the roll I00 and it is at this point so that the wax is applied.

The shaft IIO has a suitable driving wheel I20 fixedly secured on the end thereof, said driving wheel having a belt I21 mounted thereon. This belt is also mounted on another pulley I20 which is fixedly secured on main drive. shaft I20 of the winding machine.

One side of the machine has been described in detail, and since the opposite side is identical except that it is reversed, a description of this side will not be repeated, but like parts will be given like reference characters with the prime notation added.

(It is therefore, seen that I have provided a 4 common waxing means for accommodating 5 strands drawn from opposed sides of a winding machine for waxing the same.

In the drawings and specification there has been set forth a preferred embodiment of the .7 invention, and although specific terms are em: ployed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only, and not for purposes -of limitation,

I claim: 2. In a winding machine for yarn having spin- 1. In a machine for winding yarn into packdies on each side of said machine for receiving ages and having a plurality of spindles on each yarn, a waxing trough disposed on the 'upper side of the machine onto which yarn is adapted to central portion of the machine having .a driven be wound, a. waxing trough on top of -the maroller therein, means for guiding the yarn h om chine, a. roller in said trough driven by the maboth sides of the machine across said roller in chine, and means for guiding the yarn from both wiping contact therewith before the yarn reaches sides 01' the machine across and in contact with the spindles on both sides of the machine. said roller before it is wound onto the spindles. ROBERT F. CRAIG. 

